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My dog has watery diarrhea but seems playful. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 11 lbs

My 2 year old male Bichon bride has pooped 3 times...each time being a watery stool. The first 2 poops were watery with a little chunk of brown poop in it. The third time it was only yellow watery stool. I took him outside so he can play and he seems playful. My dog is an indoor dog and he’s usually inside the house. The watery stools have been somewhat small in size. A few months ago he received his 2 year old dog vaccine. Anyways... is he going to die?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 5th, 2020

Diarrhea doesn't mean Panfilo is going to die. I can give you a home remedy to see if that helps. Feed him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, he refuses to eat the bland diet, he starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away.

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